Core Network Policy Designer

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We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Policy NPC Designer / Solution Architect to join our team and lead the design and technical definition of Policy NPC solutions in complex telecom environments. This role is focused on architecture and solution design, from requirements analysis to detailed design, ensuring that Policy NPC solutions are compliant with 3GPP standards, scalable, cloud-ready, and aligned with customer and business requirements.

YOUR ROLE

• Analyze customer, business, and network requirements related to Policy Control (NPC)
• Define product-level and solution-level implementations for Policy NPC
• Design High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) architectures, including:
• Logical and functional architecture
• IP and network design
• Define detailed use cases and call flows, aligned with:
• Statement of Work (SoW)
• 3GPP standards
• Design, develop, and validate policy rules and policy flows
• Specify interfaces and integrations (e.G. Gx, Rx, Sy, HTTP/REST)
• Prepare and maintain high quality technical documentation:
• HLD
• LLD
• CIQ
• Design and technical specifications
• Define test strategies and validation approaches, including:
• SVS
• Test lists and acceptance criteria
• Support integration and deployment teams by:
• Clarifying design intent
• Participating in technical reviews
• Supporting issue resolution from a design perspective
• Participate in Go Live and migration planning from a design and risk perspective
• Conduct technical risk analysis and produce design and tracking reports
• Act as a technical reference for Policy NPC design within the project

YOUR PROFILE

Policy & Core Network

• Proven experience in Telco software solution design and/or system integration
• Strong expertise in Policy Control solutions, including NPC
• Solid understanding of 4G / 5G Core Network architectures
• Experience with policy interaction across Core Network nodes and charging systems
• Familiarity with Policy solutions such as:
• NPC
• 5780 DSC
• SPS P (or equivalent)

Protocols & Standards

• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and telecom protocols:
• Diameter (Gx, Rx, Sy)
• HTTP / HTTP2
• SIP
• SOAP XML, REST
• SNMP, Sigtran
• Solid understanding of international standards:
• 3GPP
• ETSI

Cloud, Platforms & Databases

• Experience designing solutions for virtualized and cloud-native environments:
• VNF
• CNF
• Knowledge of platforms and technologies such as:
• CBIS / CBAM
• NCS / NCOM
• VMware, OpenStack, OpenShift
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux operating systems
• Experience with databases:
• Aerospike
• MariaDB
• Oracle
• SQL
• Experience with multi-database and complex environments

Additional Technical Knowledge

• Exposure to OSS/BSS frameworks
• Knowledge of mobile network integration, VoLTE and IMS
• Understanding of payment and charging systems is a plus
• Solution Architect certification or equivalent experience is an advantage

Soft Skills

• Strong technical leadership and collaboration skills
• Excellent technical writing and documentation capabilities
• Customer-oriented mindset and strong stakeholder communication
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work autonomously in complex technical environments
• Advanced level of English (written and spoken)

Location: Lisboa, Porto, Fundão ou Évora.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

• Join a multicultural and inclusive team environment.
• Enjoy a supportive atmosphere promoting work-life balance.
• Engage in exciting national and international projects.
• Hybrid work.
• Your career growth is central to our mission. Our array of career growth programs and diverse professionals are crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.
• Training and certifications programs.
• Health and life insurance.
• Referral program with bonuses for talent recommendations.
• Great office locations.

ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology, and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations.

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